#999940#999940

#999940 is a light, moderate yellow. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.112 H 109.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#999940
RGB	rgb(153, 153, 64)
HSL	hsl(60, 41%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(60, 58%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 58.2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.59, -12.15, 45.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.59, 47.33, 104.88°)
OKLab	oklab(66.47% -0.0366 0.1056)
OKLCH	oklch(66.47% 0.112 109.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4542, 29.9256, 9.2849)
Luminance	0.2993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#999940 #404099

analogous

#996C40 #999940 #6C9940

triadic

#999940 #409999 #994099

tetradic

#999940 #40996C #404099 #99406C

square

#999940 #40996C #404099 #99406C

split-complementary

#999940 #406C99 #6C4099

monochromatic

#43431C #6E6E2E #999940 #BBBB5C #CDCD87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.01

#999940 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.99

#999940 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #999940

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##999940	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##999940	1.00	3.01	6.99	6.99
#FFFFFF	3.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.99	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.99	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A49336

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A69645

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#A39086

Achromatopsia (no color)

#959595

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #999940;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(153, 153, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.112 109.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b9b678',
    500: '#999940',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #999940;
$custom-light: #b9b678;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#999940",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 153,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 41.014,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66468,
    "c": 0.11178,
    "h": 109.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#999940

secondary

#7E7EB7

accent

#57D157

background

#FBFBF7

surface

#F6F6ED

border

#D0D0C8

text

#121109

muted

#81807B

Preview Lab

Preview with #999940

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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